The problem is, Hamas is using force to try to extort progress on its political objectives.

I have great ambitions for when I get out of government. I will watch a broader range of stuff.

I'm not watching any TV shows, frankly.

I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests

You can't sit on the sidelines and read your iPhone and be on social media and expect everything to be cool. You have to be part of this.

Bashar al-Assad and those who still stand by him are now responsible for the deaths of more than 20,000 in Syria.

There are plenty of meetings, receptions, dinners, and so if you are [at the U.N.] any length of time, and I was there for four and a half years, you formed pretty significant relationships with people from all over the world. And that's important to the work you do. If you're trying to rally the General Assembly to vote for something that matters to the United States, those personal relationships count.